Coolstuffinc

Massive warehouse of games. If what you want isn’t on display you can order on the computer & pick up immediately. Has magic/​Pokemon/​etc tournaments throughout the month. Staff is awesome. They have a ‘demo’ section of board games you can try out. Always a good day when we stop in at cool stuff!

Ordered a variety of things online
Everything came EXACTLY as ordered AND one day earlier than anticipated
Packed with EXTREME care
⁵⁄₅ Could NOT be happier with my choice to order from their website!

Great place to buy and play games. I have been here twice to buy games for my husband. They have an assortment of card and dice games & many more. This is the main location and where all their goods also ship from online. They have a bunch of tables where people are always playing games or tournaments. One time we just bough an item in store the other time I ordered it online and picked it up later. That way I got the sale price without having to be there the same day. Their prices are very good, better than Amazon. The staff is very helpful as it is overwhelming at first getting into pro gaming. We have mostly gone here for dice masters. They have an assortment of other board games, snacks for players, and novelty items.

Coolstuff is a business leader in the board game sales industry. Ask around in
, the IMDB of boardgames with a far better community, and most if not all members will tell you how great Coolstuff is.
I don’t know how they are able to keep everything off the MSRP, when all other stores apparently can’t offer them any cheaper than full price, but they do. Unfortunately, their shipping costs are not as affordable, so most out-​of-​Central Florida gamers tend to take advantage of the free shipping once their order reaches or exceeds $ 100, but if you do live in Central Florida, then you are very lucky indeed.
I started buying exclusively from them when they were only at the Winter Park location, but then they grew like crazy and opened up in Maitland, in a much bigger locale. Apparently, they wrapped up the initial one and opened another one in Waterford Lakes, as Maitland was just a few miles away and probably sending their original, smaller store into obscurity.
I have met and gamed with the owner, and he’s a fairly nice guy. I even used to play in their Wednesday Boardgaming meetings, but work and distance prohibited me from continuing to participate. I don’t know if they still do it, as Magic the Gathering is their main focus of activity, and they are very, very busy with that community.
Anyway, huge inventory, fantastic prices, great management, and seemingly successful, so it looks like they are going to be in business for a long time.
The only thing I disliked was that some of the clerks at the store were not always eager to help or quick to take care of your order/​questions, but that’s probably because the typical Magic the Gathering crowd was draining them of enthusiasm.
By the way, they are not full hobby, as you will not find comics, statues or busts here. Just games.
Coolstuff is Cool indeed!

Is a great place for games, boardgames X Wing, Magic… and the personal is very cool I buy my Star Wars X Wing Ships Low Price :) Happy Costumer

CoolStuff is one of the biggest and best game stores in the country (says the boyfriend). We stop by to pick up his board game orders and typically visit on International Tabletop Day when they open their warehouse for tours and host Geek and Sundry’s annual event.
The store is large, but may look a little empty to the normal eye. They have a couple of shelves with board games that line the walls (including a shelf of games available to play for free while you’re in the store). Don’t be fooled, this is not the end of the supply. The majority of their games are in their attached warehouse. Purchase online and pick up in store or you can search their warehouse with one of the computers available in the main storefront area and they will get what you are looking for. The bulk of the shop is set up with long tables where people are sitting and playing games. Often times when I have been by, they are hosting a tournament so the tables are full of people playing the same game. They seem to attract a large audience for Magic cards, but that’s not all. They have a bulletin board at the front which outlines when they have specific tournaments and some themed nights for a particular game. It’s a nice environment to find someone with similar interests to play games with.
The counter at the front has drinks and snacks and they often order pizza if you want to buy a slice. If you’re into games, and looking for friends who want to play, this seems like the place to go. They also have some events where people can bring their old games to sell to others at discounted prices (like a game yard sale). Great time to find a new game at a cheaper price.

They have excellent prices on singles and sealed products. Members also rack up rewards to get very nice discounts on future purchases. My only complaint is that purchasing near mint cards from them is a coin toss — they can range anywhere from gem mint to moderately played. They also ship most singles unsleeved, save for a few high-​ticket cards. Apart from that, shipping is usually same day or next day, and they respond quickly to emails.

I really don’t want to sound like an unreasonable jerk, but I think this one star review is justified.
I’ve ordered from this store several times in the past and can’t quite seem to leave the place (or it’s Winter Park location) without having some sort of head tilting «wtf?» moment.
I think it’s really great that they’ve got such a huge warehouse and all, and the clientele are pretty great too, but the absurdity of my last order really killed it for me.
I placed an order early in the afternoon with intent to pick it up from their warehouse later that evening. The order wasn’t too large in my opinion, but for the sake of transparency, it was roughly 60 unique cards and 30ish land.
I called ahead to let them know I would be by later that evening (as I had before in the past, successfully). The gentleman on the phone confirmed it would be ready.
Fast forward more than 6 hours later, I show up and it’s not ready. Okay, not a huge deal, I’m generally a patient person. I told them I’d be cool with waiting.
Literally an hour later, I’ve watched a significant number of people walk out with orders that ranged from small to moderate in size. I asked on of the clerks what the deal was and was nonchalantly informed of how busy they were. When I asked why the order wasn’t ready, dispute it’s early placement and phone call confirmation, I’m waived off with some response about «yeah, we don’t do that» or something to that effect.
At that point, I’m too frustrated to bother arguing my previous experiences in having done so. The clerk didn’t seem to care either way.
I told them to forget it and walked out.
I placed a call on the way home and asked for a refund.
At no point in any of this was there a simply apology or acknowledgement of the situation.
It sucks too, because I really do like not having to deal with shipping on these sorts of things. I can’t really justify ever going there again though.

i moved from South Florida, having been going to the CS Hollywood location for a long time. I taken trips to CS Winter Park and it was ok but I missed the Hollywood location.
However when I came to this Cool Stuff for the first time, I was in shock. I love this place, it might be my favorite card shop if it wasn’t so far from where I live. It’s so big inside with so much space that even when the place is full, you’ll always have room to yourself. You can order singles and they’ll get if for you in an almost deli like style. The prices are great and better then anywhere around and the staff here is great as well. Wish more locals could be like this. Out of all the Cool Stuff locations (all of them are great) this one is the best!

Went here looking for a tabletop game to give as a gift. It was a Friday night and the place was packed. I have never seen a gaming store so busy. The staff was helpful, and the prices are fantastic. This location has their warehouse, so you can go to a side computer to order online, then take the slip up front and they’ll go back and get the game for you. Awesome!

This place is great! Charms J. just to let you know the Board games on the self are only a very small sampling of the board games they have in back. When I first went I felt like you did, then I talked to someone that worked there about a board game I was interested in and they said they have it in the back. What you do is go to the computers they have there (or search at home) pick a board game you like and they get it from the back storehouse for you and do not worry their collection is vast!!! Me and my husband love to play Board games and we only go to Coolstuffinc to buy them, the price is great and we can find any board game we want, just as long as the game is not out of print. They have a large self of popular board games you can just sit down and try before you buy, which is very cool! They have a lot for card game lovers to, but we prefer the board games.
For new comers to the store they should have a sign where the board games are to say they have a larger collection in the back and to ask a worker for more info, for I can see the confusion for some people thinking the board games on the selves are the only ones they have.

I will admit… I was a bit perturbed going into CSI only because I saw the windows plastered with all these stickers of Pokemon, Yu Gi Oh, Magic and many other card games… I would consider myself a nerd and even I was a bit amazed at all the «stuff» they had…
After the initial shock of this place I slowly realized how amazing this place is for those who want to throw out all negativity at the door and really embrace the geek culture thriving in here. I don’t partake in any card games listed above but I came here to try out and pick a board game my friends and I could enjoy. The selection in-​store is pretty vast compared to the Monopoly, Clue, Battleship and various other mundane offerings at your run of the mill store.
CSI offers a lot of unique board and card games that are hilarious and extremely fun! I had never heard of Munchkins untill recently and they offer so much of the selections available here at CSI. Along with the very unique games to purchase, they also offer a limited selection of games for those who want to give a test run. Most of the games available for free play are the fairly popular selection of games.
For those who love game night with friends and want to travel more into specific games aside from the typical ones out there, CSI is a must visit!

Good selection, poor customer service. Don’t go to the store, just order from the website.

Cool Stuff is an amazing place, they sell things at near wholesale price. They don’t have many games in the front, they keep it open for games, however, they have a HUGE warehouse in the back with just about anything you could want, you just have to hop onto one of the PCs they have there and they will bring your order right out to you.

When I first saw this game place I got a little excited, as there was a new game place I could go to where I can find new games. But when I stepped inside there were only a few shelves full of games. Not really a great selection to look at. What was cool was that they had shelf containing games you can try out to see if you’d like to buy the game. But again there wasn’t much selection.
The majority of the room was filled with tables for what ever game is to be played on that assigned night. On a wall near the register was their calendar of game events for the month. So if you’re into Pokemon, Yu-​gi-​oh, Magic, this is the place to go. But as a warning the evenings do get crowded with people at the tables.
The whole time I was there I was not once approached for help as I was just aimlessly walking around. Really want to like this place but for now I’ll stick to my old store for games and such.